PM Lee on ST's role as observer, reporter, influencer

Mr Lee called on the newspaper to maintain its hallmark of "credible, balanced and objective reporting" even as it hunts for new ways to produce a high-quality and commercially successful product.

PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

"You are not just an observer and reporter of what happens. What you report and how you report the news also inevitably influences people's opinions and the course of events."
- Mr Lee (above with ST editor Warren Fernandez)

PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

Singapore

EVEN as The Straits Times adapts and hunts for new ways to produce a high-quality and commercially successful product, it must remain conscious of the "important role" it has in Singapore today.

Making this point on Wednesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stressed that